Pikeview Quarry
Pikeview Quarry is a quarry in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,490 feet. Pikeview Quarry is situated nearby to the locality Garden of the Gods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glen Eyrie.
Glen Eyrie
Castle
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. The castle is owned today by The Navigators, a worldwide Christian organization. Glen Eyrie is situated 1 mile southeast of Pikeview Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs.
Garden of the Gods
Locality
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garden of the Gods is a 1,341.3-acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 862 acres of the park was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Garden of the Gods is situated 2½ miles south of Pikeview Quarry.
Manitou Springs
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Manitou Springs is a small resort town just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a tourist destination and also became known for its mineral springs.
Pikeview
Hamlet
Pikeview is a neighborhood of Colorado Springs, annexed to the city as the "Pike View Addition" on August 1, 1962. In 1896 there was a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad station in Pikeview, and miners had begun digging a shaft for the Pikeview Coal Mine. Pikeview is situated 4 miles east of Pikeview Quarry.
Pikeview Quarry
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90471° or 38° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
-104.89665° or 104° 53′ 48″ westElevation
7,490 feet (2,283 metres)Open location code
85CQW433+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 369175813OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Pikeview Quarry” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pikeview Quarry”
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